Gustav Skram

Johan Christian Gustav Skram (13 July 1802 – 7 April 1865) was a Danish railroad director, perhaps most notable as the husband of Norwegian writer Amalie Skram.

Career

Skramwas was the first managing director of the Railway Company of Zealand, from 1844 to 1856.[1]

Personal life

Skram was born Johan Christian Gustav Schram in Copenhagen, the son of Gerhard Christopher Schram and Anne Johanne Christiane Jørgensen. He was married twice, first to silk trader's daughter Johanne Margaretha Klein from 1826 to her death in 1835. In 1837 he married Justice Counsellor's daughter Ida Johanne Hoë (1814–1886).[1] With his second wife he had the son, writer and journalist Asbjørn Oluf Erik Skram (1847–1923). From 1884 to 1900 he was married to noted Norwegian writer Amalie Skram.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Lütken, Alfred (1902). "Skram (Schram), Johan Christian Gustav". In Bricka, Carl Frederik. Dansk biografisk lexikon (in Danish). 16. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag. pp. 80–81. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Engelstad, Irene (2004). "Amalie Skram". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). 8. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
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